Libya, Misrata say they want peace - 21.5.2015

Libya, Misrata say they want peace

20 - 05-2015 original in Italian http://www.formiche.net/2015/05/20/libia-misurata-dice-voler-la-pace/ 

Perugia ─ The French army has blocked a convoy in the Sahara of 1.5 tons of drugs: the operation took place in an area of the northeast of Niger, on the border with Libya: one central hub for traffic to and from Libya for the Sahel. Along with the drug was found also a good number of weapons smuggling in the region is firmly entrenched, and often connected to the way of radical Islamic groups ─ one example is named Mokhtar Belmokhtar , once they called him "the one-eyed" due to a defect in the eye, it is now "Mr. Marlboro" man linked to the world of Islamic terrorism and jihadist fighters, as much as that of smugglers.
The issue affects Libya from the south, from the Saharan desert where it moves around; Also why did the French military operation "Barkane", active since August of 2014: 3,000 soldiers that are coordinated locally with the forces of Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Chad, Niger and Mali. It started as an intervention in support of the Malaysian government, which was about to lose its territory under the attack of Ansar Dine, MUJAO (Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa), and al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) ─ and without the entry into operation of the 1st Foreign Regiment of the French Foreign Legion cavalry, things would have been different and maybe now the al-Qaeda would control an entire state in Africa. Now continues as the fight against Islamic terrorism and trafficking of contraband between Maghreb and Sahel.
The trade of smuggling involving southern Libya, go under the section "what's more what happens on the Libyan coast" ─ namely, the Civil War, though perhaps ("perhaps" goes out) there is a faint glimmer .
Tuesday the spokesman of the most important fighters of Misrata brigades, expressed jointly in a press conference (and prepared an official document) a willingness to reach a ceasefire and reconciliation ─ is measured with the improperly-defined-Islamist government of Tripoli and fights the other (we call usually just as inappropriate, even if it has more international appeal), which is based in Tobruk. That Tuesday was a direct message to all the fighters, "as we were active in the front line, now we will be in terms of the negotiations" ─ some of the militias of Misrata are among the founding members of the "Dawn of Libya" which is legitimized as the only heir of the Revolution that ousted Gaddafi, against the return of the loyalists resentful (the Alba locates between the forces of Tobruk).
According Misratan leaders went before reporters, rebuild Libya in a state of law and reassemble the security forces, for not having a nation divided into tribes, parties, regions and cities: they are why their readiness to support any international support to achieve a peaceful solution to the crisis. During surgery, the militiamen have also talked about how to achieve unity is necessary to stop drug trafficking, illegal immigration and to combat the presence of Islamic terrorism and jihadist factions on Libyan soil (note that here besides going against the local branch of the Islamic State, Misurata identified itself on the opposite side also of Ansar al Sharia, local jihadist group fighting for a long time with the government of Tripoli in the Bangasi and not only). To speak in front of microphones, were representatives of Ahalboss, Mahjoub, Hittin, and Brigade 166. The latter was the only unit that has fought against the IS officially in Libya, when he was sent to Sirte to defend city ​​from the assault of the forces of the Caliphate .
For some time it was thought that the city-state of Misurata could take its orbit in the Civil War: the sending of forces to fight the Caliph in Sirte, was one of the first signs of this ─ officially, nor forces Tripolitan nor those of Tobruk led by General Haftar, fighting the local branch of the Islamic state, which takes the opportunity of impunity and chaos to strengthen and proliferate. Dell'attestarsi perspective as an independent entity, a few weeks ago, when he began to turn the idea of the EU plan to combat illegal immigration from Libya , the spokesman of the municipality of Misurata declared to ' Ansa that Italy, to bring completed concrete actions, also had to deal with the government in Tripoli: an output that had effectively bypassed the government of Tripoli from the point of view of diplomatic practice.
Conventional habit that the Western media have acquired in describing the Libyan conflict, the forces of Tripoli are described as "religious", those of Tobruk as "secular", but in fact each of the two coalitions is rather heterogeneous. If anything, in this simplified scheme, it would be measured in the middle (and perhaps even closer to the laity). A few months ago a commander of Misurata pointed to the Washington Post as his faction were so conservatives, but added that "most are less religiously conservative Republicans in the US Congress." The visions too radical and anti-democratic tendencies of several leading tripolitani, have always made ​​uneasy men of Misurata, which for February had shown openness on UN talks.
If the facts correspond to the statements, the output of the militias of Misrata by the coalition that supports Tripoli, is an important step of the Libyan Civil War. On the one hand there is the possibility of peace talks more concrete, on the other the risk of weakening of Tripoli Haftar that could lead to an offensive push. Amid the declaration of Measured as independent third pole.
Meanwhile, as this piece is in writing, there's news of fresh clashes west of Sirte between BRGT 166 and men of the Islamic State. A few days ago the site of Libya to the Wasat had spread the news of two militants misuratini beheaded by men of the SI: the battle is rinfiammate area, after the forces of the Caliphate have tried to take the road leading to the airport Sirte.